Education
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Parents threaten school district for forcing girls to bunk with boys on trips, keeping it secret
Another school district settles litigation with Moms for Liberty over gender secrecy policies, alleging board members received death threats for policies it was already in the process of changing.
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Hack exposes personal information on millions of California public school students
The personal information that was exposed varied by student but included the names, addresses, demographic information and disability status of 7 million students enrolled in California public schools over the past three school years.
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Investigation wanted into Chicago schools athletics after official pay issues
Buckner introduced a resolution in the House calling on the Illinois Auditor General’s office to conduct an audit of state funds that go to the district for athletics.
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Cornell suspends frat parties, at Ivy League campus roiled by resurfaced, 2024 sexual assault case
The matter resurfaced last month when the woman, who is no longer a Cornell student, filed a Jane Doe civil suit against the plaintiffs.
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Parent rights powerhouse unleashes Super Intelligence surveillance system to monitor school boards
Program sweeps all 13,000 school boards' agendas every 12 hours, and ranks policies on whether parents should be concerned.
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Hochul adds New York to Trump admin's school choice program despite objections from teachers union
The initiative, known as the Education Freedom Tax Credit, allows individual taxpayers to receive up to a $1,700 dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit for donations made to private and non-profit scholarship-granting organizations.
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School choice improves learning at a lower cost, analysts say
More than 30 states have some form of school choice program, while 30 states have opted into the Trump administration’s Education Freedom Tax Credit Program, which will take effect Jan. 1, 2027.
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Former Deputy AG Sally Yates to review Cornell's handling of sexual misconduct cases
Jane Doe is suing seven former students, who have become known as the "Cornell 7", as well as the university, and Chi Phi fraternity. But local authorities have not filed charges.
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Female wrestler who claims male sexually assaulted her on the mat seeks emergency order from SCOTUS
Federal appeals court known for Supreme Court reversals required teenager Kallie Keeler to meet "doubly demanding standard" to stop her district, athletics association from making her unwittingly wrestling males again.
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Trump admin reminds state attorneys general that parents have 'right to direct children's education'
The letter reminded the attorneys general that under federal law, parents have the right to know and be informed of the most sensitive and personal information pertaining to their children.
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Education freedom tax credit allows Americans to deduct up to $1,700 for donating to scholarships
The proposed credit, created under Section 25F of the Internal Revenue Code as part of the 2025 tax law, is permanent and nonrefundable, and allows individuals to claim up to $1,700 a year and $3,400 for married couples filing jointly. Thirty states have already opted in to what is essentially a "school choice" option. Education Secretary Linda McMahon told Just the News "We're doing something wrong. We're failing our students."
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Education Department shifts roles to other agencies, further shrinking the agency
Less is more: McMahon has repeatedly said her ultimate goal is to shrink the Department of Education, rendering her job obsolete and "firing herself."
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IRS issues rules for education tax credit designed to encourage donations for student scholarships
Thirty states have already opted into program.